Katrina Shankland and Patrick Testin, candidates for the state 71st Assembly District, talk with members of the Portage County Business Council after a candidate forum on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.

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Nathan Vine
| Journal staff

With a month left before Election Day, both Katrina Shankland and Patrick Testin looked to finalize their messages to voters Friday during a candidate forum for the Portage County Business Council.

Testin, a Republican, and Shankland, a Democrat, will square off Nov. 6 for the 71st Assembly seat being vacated by Louis Molepske Jr., who is the Democratic nominee for Portage County District Attorney. About 40 people attended the event, held at the PCBC offices at 5501 Vern Holmes Drive. The event was only open to business council members.